Dynamic Structural Scaling Concept for a Delta Wing Wind Tunnel Configuration Using Additive Manufacturing

被引:1
作者
Bantscheff, Konstantin [1 ]
Breitsamter, Christian [1 ]
机构
[1] Tech Univ Munich, Chair Aerodynam & Fluid Mech, Sch Engn & Design, D-85748 Garching, Germany
关键词
dynamic aeroelasticity; aeroelastic scaling; additive manufacturing; AIRCRAFT;
D O I
10.3390/aerospace10070581
中图分类号
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
Considering aeroelastic effects plays a vital role in the aircraft design process. The construction of elastic wind tunnel models is a critical element in the investigation of occurring aeroelastic phenomena. However, the structural scaling between full-scale and reduced-scale configurations is a complex design and manufacturing task and is usually avoided in wind tunnel testing. This work proposes a numerical approach for a dynamic aeroelastic scaling technique, which is applied to a fictive delta wing configuration. This scaling methodology is designed to optimise the structural layout of wind tunnel models with an integrated rib and spar structure to meet the behaviour of a realistic full-scale equivalent. For the modelling approach of the wing structure, a beam and shell structure is utilised. The applied scaling laws for the relevant quantities and the applied procedures are described. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations are performed by solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations for the assumption of a rigid full-scale and down-scaled wing. These calculations are used to verify the aerodynamic scaling assumptions, which are applied to the scaling procedure of the wind tunnel model. Global aerodynamic coefficients are evaluated for a variety of angles of attack. The local flow phenomena of the full-scale and the scaled model are compared in more detail for a medium and a high angle of attack. The pressure coefficient distribution shows a proper accordance for the full-scale and the scaled model. To verify the results of the structural scaling optimisation, a high-fidelity structural full-scale model is compared with the scaled model using the ELFINI FEM solver. Therefore, all structural components are modelled by 2D elements. The results for the reduced eigenfrequencies and according modes of the full-scale and the scaled model show a high level of similarity. A static deformation of the structural grids is performed by applying the aerodynamic loads from the CFD simulations. The results show that the deviation of the nondimensional deformation between the scaled and the full-scale model is negligible. Consequently, the applied scaling methodology proves to be a valuable tool for the conceptual approach of designing aeroelastically scaled wind tunnel models considering 3D-printed material.
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